Gov Perry Activates National Guard For Weather Related Emergencies

DALLAS (AP) - Temperatures dipped below freezing in north Texasas some schools and offices closed during the hazardous wintertravel conditions.

Freezing rain was reported in the Dallas-Fort Worth area onThursday morning.

Gov. Rick Perry ordered the activation of the National Guard andother state resources as a precaution for any weather-relatedemergencies. Personnel and equipment were positioned in Corsicana,Huntsville, Lufkin, Marshall and New Boston.

The Texas Health and Human Services Department delayeduntil 10 a.m. Thursday in the opening of offices in North Texas.

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